Technical Stilo Schumacher tyre size/cost?

[mzhussein]

Hi there, doing some "costing" want to know the right tyre size for the schumacher stilo (with the OZ's), want to know roughly how much rubber for them will cost if i can get a set...

all the other sizes seem to be on here somewhere but not the 18's....
possibly a good idea to create a sticky at the top with the correct tyre sizes?

 

[viggers]

There 215/40/18. There ain't much choice in that size and they ain't cheap. Some people have fitted 225/40/18 instead because they are cheaper and there is alot more choice.

 

[Yellow Peril]

About nine months ago, Micheldever Tyres were selling Conti Sport Contact 2s (the OEM tyre) for £150 each including valve, balance and VAT.

 

[rattystilo]

i thought 215/35 worked. is that too small rolling radius then? Prices start around £75 fitted each for Falken 452's

 

[mzhussein]

theyre 3.3% smaller....or 20mm smaller in diameter...so i wouldnt...

 

[gadge]

i just had all 4 changed at a cost of £148 each - thats for pirrelli's - the man a the shop told me that apparently 225's are not very common and there were only a choice of 4 makes - pirrelli, dunlop, a buget and the original continentals. the bugets were £66 each and were "best avoided" as they are made of thinner rubber which made them sag in the middle. he said you would be very lucky if you got 18 months out of them. the dunlop were £10 more but he said they were crap (which supprised me?) and he did'nt rate the contys much either saying that they were suseptable to cracking ( they were £2 more) which just left the pirrellis so i thought italian tyre for an italian car! the only problem i had was finding the right tyre pressures as the book only goes up to 17"? so if anyone has it please let us know?

 

[Yellow Peril]

The FIAT recommended tyre pressures for the Schumi are 37psi (front) and 33psi (rear). Personally have never had any signs of 'cracking' on my Contis...

 

[mzhussein]

so moral is...the less rubber you buy the more it costs :bang:

the price we pay for style....

 

[Davren]

so moral is...the less rubber you buy the more it costs :bang:

the price we pay for style....

Or.... the less popular a tyre (or anything) is, the less you benefit from economy of scale of production.

 

[mzhussein]

yeah...thats a much more sensible outlook, but then theres no excuse to use an emoticon...

 

[gadge]

The FIAT recommended tyre pressures for the Schumi are 37psi (front) and 33psi (rear). Personally have never had any signs of 'cracking' on my Contis...

no, i must admit i did'nt have any on mine but the missus did on her fiesta, right in the middle of the tread, 37psi seems abit high? they only stuck 33 in at the tyre centre? i might well try that and see what happens! (BANG!!)

 

[Yellow Peril]

Check your owners handbook. For the Schumi they stuck a correction slip inside the back cover with those pressures I quoted.

 

[gadge]

Check your owners handbook. For the Schumi they stuck a correction slip inside the back cover with those pressures I quoted.

mmmmm unfortunatly it never came with one or a spare wheel!:bang:

 

[mzhussein]

anyone herd of rotella tyres? £60 ish each....else i might be going with nankang ns2's (got them atm and they are good)

 

[Yellow Peril]

anyone herd of rotella tyres? £60 ish each....else i might be going with nankang ns2's (got them atm and they are good)

Call me old-fashioned, but when it comes to that tiny rubber contact patch which is all that stands between you and a hasty exit from the road, my advice is go for the best brand you can afford. The Schumi is a (relatively) high performance car and unknown, budget brand tyres are best avoided IMHO.

 

[mzhussein]

hmm yeah hence my apprehension about the rotellas, i wouldn't say the nankangs are "unknown" tho....just trying to find the best deal/performance compromise....i haven't got a schumi, but hopefully will soon have the schumi wheels, so will need to buy a full set...making it more expensive

 

[mzhussein]

hmm in the end went for falken ZE912's @ £63 each!
here:
http://www.clickontyres.com/Falken/22540R18FALKENZE91292WXL1438414
pretty cheap tyre site...and the falkens get better review than my current nankangs...should be decent....
the wheels are on there way down from bradford, then to BJV engineering for a refurb in silver chrome ....excited now....although its been a pricey venture...

 

[GizmOwin]

Are there any consequences of using 225's rather than 215's?

Owen.

 

[Caravadossi]

Are there any consequences of using 225's rather than 215's?

The `safe’ route is to stay `within spec’ (i.e. as given in your OH). If you go outside spec then it’s advisable to let your insurer know – then should you have a `disappointing incident’ you’ll avoid the (possible) you-failed-to-declare-a-mod argument.

Presumably your OH gives 215/40R18(?) I believe the standard Stilo tyres roll at 813(±6) revs/ml. Then 215/40R18 is almost centred at 814 revs/ml. The 225/40R18 rolls at 804 – but then marginally outside of a 195/65R15 at 807 revs/ml.

Perhaps worth pointing out (the obvious?) that given it’s argued the Schumacher requires a performance tyre – then you should compare like-with-like. For example, it’s unrealistic to compare Nankang (budgets) & ZE912 (touring) against say FK452 (performance) tyres.

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